Delaware News Journal

● By Martin Frank
It's quite possible that we're about to see a dramatic shift in the Eagles' draft strategy from recent seasons. In the past, the Eagles would address their immediate needs in free agency, then use the draft to take the so-called 'best available player,' even if it meant that player would sit behind an established player for at least a season. That was the case last season with Nolan Smith, the year before with Jordan Davis, Cam Jurgens and Nakobe Dean. And that was supposed to be the case with Landon Dickerson in 2021 until injuries forced him into the starting lineup. But the Eagles have so many needs, especially on defense, that they won't be able to address them all in free agency. Eagles manager Howie Roseman alluded to that when he was asked last week at the NFL scouting combine about playing young players.